Heartsick

/ˈhɑːrtsɪk/ adjective

Definition

Deeply sad, dejected, or emotionally distressed; longing for something or someone with painful yearning.

Etymology

From 'heart' plus 'sick,' combining the emotional center with physical illness. This compound has been used since the 1600s to describe emotional pain so profound it manifests like physical sickness.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Early Modern people genuinely believed that emotional pain could cause physical illness—they called it 'lovesickness' and 'heartsickness'—and modern medicine has confirmed they were partly right: extreme emotional distress does trigger real physical symptoms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እ Hearth ሰማያዊ
eh h-erth se-ma-ya-wee
ARالعربية
حزين
ha-zeen
BNবাংলা
হৃদয় বিরক্ত
hrid-oy bi-rok-t
CACatalà
tristat
tri-stat
CSČeština
bolestivé srdce
bo-le-steh-vee sher-dee-tseh
DADansk
hjertesorgende
her-te-sor-gen-deh
DEDeutsch
herzkrank
herz-krankh
ELΕλληνικά
λυπημένος
loo-pee-men-os
ESEspañol
romántico
roh-MAN-tee-koh
FAفارسی
دلشکسته
del-shek-stah
FISuomi
sydänkipu
sy-dan-kee-poo
FRFrançais
malade du cœur
mah-LAD doo ker
GUGU
હृદયભંગ
hrid-ay-bang
HAHA
kwanciyar zuciya
kwan-chi-yar zu-ci-ya
HEעברית
צמא ללב
tz-mah leh-lev
HIहिन्दी
हृदयशोक
hrid-ay-shok
HUMagyar
szívfájdalom
sheev-fay-dah-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedih
se-dih
IGIG
nwanyi ahu
n-wah-yee ah-hoo
ITItaliano
malinconico
mal-kon-knee-koh
JA日本語
恋しい
koi-shii
KKKK
жүрегі ауытқан
jyr-e-gi aw-ytk-an
KMKM
ស្នេហា បាន
s-neh-ah bahn
KO한국어
사랑스러운
sarang-seureoun
MRMR
हृदयशोक
hrid-ay-shok
MSBahasa Melayu
sakit hati
sa-kit ha-tee
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး ပျက်စီး
loo-myo pe-tsee
NLNederlands
hartverscheurend
hart-ver-sheu-ren-d
NONorsk
sorgfull
sorg-full
PAPA
ਹൃਦય-ਸੁખ
hrid-ay-sukh
PLPolski
rozczłoniony
rot-shon-ee-oh-nee
PTPortuguês
doente de amor
do-en-teh deh ah-mor
RORomână
cu inimul rănit
koo ee-nee-mul ra-neet
RUРусский
тоскующий
tohs-koo-ee-ooy
SVSvenska
sjuk i hjärtat
shook ee yart-at
SWKiswahili
moyo unajisi
moh-yo oo-na-jee-see
TAதமிழ்
இதய வேதனை
i-thay-a ve-tha-nai
TEతెలుగు
హృదయ విచారం
hrid-aya vi-cha-ra-m
THไทย
เศร้า
ser
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
kalp ağrısı
kalp ah-ghee-see
UKУкраїнська
серцебо́льне
ser-tse-bo-lyne
URاردو
دل دھڑکن
del dhed-kan
VITiếng Việt
buồn vì tình yêu
boo-on vee tinh yeu
YOYO
ìgbà àgbà
ee-g-bah ah-g-bah
ZH中文
心痛
xīn tòng
ZUZU
umoya omuhle
oo-mo-ya oo-moo-hle

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